Reddit mentions of Englisch Lernen IV - Parallel Text (Deutsch - Englisch) Kurzgeschichten (German Edition)

The video games seem like a good idea, whatever helps you stay interested I'd say. Watching tv shows to learn a language is always quite tedious at the beginning, but it does get better. It's less about learning vocab and more about internalising proper pronunciation and maybe even getting a feel for the grammar. Imo having that kind of exposure, even if you don't feel like you're fully grasping what they're saying, is the easiest way to develop a sort of "instinct" for how German works, and then getting things like sentence structure right without having to memorise grammar rules. Regarding reading books, maybe try "Parallel text"? I believe they feature both an English text and the German translation. I think the book from the second link is actually for those trying to learn English, but technically that shouldn't matter. (https://www.amazon.de/dp/1508841527/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_3LabBbCXBZYBN, https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01MAYSGKK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_KLabBb9KC5S2V)